South Gibson Co. Elementary School

The Tennessee Department of Health has released updated guidance on releasing cases and contacts from isolation and quarantine regarding COVID-19. Please click the link to review the full guidance. The list below is a summary of the changes: NON-HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS Non-household contacts must be quarantined after exposure to a case, regardless of whether the case was symptomatic. TDH and CDC recommend a 14-day quarantine. Acceptable alternatives to a 14-day quarantine include: • after Day 10 (returning to regular activities on Day 11) without testing if the contact does not have symptoms. • after Day 7 (returning to regular activities on Day 8) if the contact does not have symptoms and if they test negative by a PCR or antigen (rapid) test collected after Day 5. Continue to self-monitor for symptoms and wear a face mask through Day 14. • If they go the route of getting a negative PCR or antigen (rapid) test, we will need proof of that test to allow them back before the 10 days are up. Link to updated guidance: https://5il.co/nlkk

Digital Learning Academy Quarter 3 Enrollment is open until December 11, 2020 (5:00 PM close). Any student that wants to participate in the Academy for Quarter 3 must register by 5:00PM on Friday 12/11/2020. Students that are currently enrolled and want to continue with off-campus instruction through the Academy must re-enroll. If you plan for your student to return to on-campus instruction, Quarter 3 starts January 4, 2021 (full day of instruction). There is no need to contact the school and let them know that you plan to return your student to on-campus instruction. We will send a list of students to the school that did not re-enroll in the DL Academy for Quarter 3. Please remember, we will not allow any student to transition in or out of the Digital Learning Academy after the enrollment deadline (5:00PM December 11, 2020). If you choose to enroll your student, he/she will remain a Digital Learning Academy student for the entire Quarter 3. We will also not allow any student to transition from on-campus to Digital Learning Academy after the deadline. Decisions of how your student will receive instruction for Quarter 3 must be made by Friday, December 11 at 5:00PM. Digital Learning Academy Quarter 3 Registration Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HJB29RX Digital Learning Academy Information: https://www.gcssd.org/page/digital-learning-academy

Parents, Butter Braids orders are due today. If you have not turned them in, please do so no later than tomorrow. If your child is on quarantine, PTO has requested you send a picture of the order form to their email, sgces.pto@yahoo.com, or message it to their Facebook page. They will go ahead and get the orders turned in and you may send the money when your child returns to school after Thanksgiving break. Thank you again for supporting our teachers and students!

Parents, this is the last week to sell Butter Braids for the PTO. All forms and money are due Monday, November 23. Thank you for supporting our school!!

Parents, your child brought home Butter Braids order forms yesterday. This fundraiser will run until November 20. We ask that you reach out to friends and family via social media, text, and email to sell this year. Butter Braids are delicious and sell themselves. All order forms and money are due on November 20. Because that is a Friday, we will allow orders to be turned in Monday morning, November 23. We will not be able to accept late orders this year. Delivery will be December 11. We will announce pick up times later. Thank you for supporting the teachers and students at SGCES!

According to guidelines set forth by the TN Department of Health, COVID-19 testing refers to SARS-CoV-2 PCR. Negative antigen (rapid tests), and antibody tests are not approved for return to school. We have been instructed NOT to accept a Rapid negative COVID test for school return. Notify your healthcare provider that we do not accept Rapid COVID tests. Also, diagnoses of respiratory and viral conditions such as allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergies, upper respiratory tract infection (URI), pneumonia, pharyngitis without positive strep test, etc., DO NOT exclude the diagnosis of COVID-19 and DO NOT justify return to school.

PTO fundraiser pick up will be from 1-6 next Friday November 6. Thanks for supporting our PTO!!

We need your help! Today is the last day to support our SGCES FALL ONLINE BOOK FAIR! We are so excited to have Follett Book Fairs providing our online fair experience! Please make sure you go online and see the selection. Thanks for your support!! Click the link below to see what Follett offers. If you are asked to enter a code, enter M4Y2X. EFAIRS.FOLLETTBOOKFAIRS.COM Follett Book eFairs Click the link below to look at a flyer! https://cdn.brandfolder.io/.../qal6oa.../K-6_Flyer.pdf

GCSSD continues to offer meal pick-up or delivery on Fridays until the end of the semester. You must sign up by 12:00 noon each Thursday to be guaranteed a meal that Friday. As a reminder, all GCSSD students eat free until December 31, 2020! Please use the correct link below to reserve a meal for your student(s): GCHS: https://forms.gle/9JoWpeGrhcuMoGy79 KES: https://forms.gle/7DUJskjBtcJNQQXe6 RES: https://forms.gle/qTzG4VadLo5q156G9 DES: https://forms.gle/oJWYJfRjstUM76rz7 YES: https://forms.gle/udeJvqPrUpnz6Uui6 SHS: https://forms.gle/kuFBa9PnppCXUTrc7 SGCES: https://forms.gle/HnR6duN4YyXPyYRx6 SGCMS: https://forms.gle/hTRVRMfgRjagzGbs6 SGCHS: https://forms.gle/FtLa7oXTJa5x65vo7

From Ms. Kellie, our Librarian: SGCES FALL ONLINE BOOK FAIR STARTS TOMORROW! I'm bummed that we cannot have an on-campus fair, but I'm so excited to have Follett Book Fairs providing our online fair experience! The fair will run all week, so check it out! Click the link below to see what Follett offers. If you are asked to enter a code, enter M4Y2X. EFAIRS.FOLLETTBOOKFAIRS.COM Follett Book eFairs Click the link below to look at a flyer! https://cdn.brandfolder.io/.../qal6oa.../K-6_Flyer.pdf

Due to COVID, Jr. Hornets has been postponed until after Christmas. In January the current situation will be evaluated to determine if Jr. Hornets will be able to play this year.

Bus 9-99 is running late this morning. It will complete the route and pick up students.

The school's cafeteria menu items has been updated for the month of October. For the most up to date meal information, please consult the school's website.

Digital Learning Academy Quarter 2 Enrollment is open until 12:00 Noon today. Any student that wants to participate in the Academy for Quarter 2 must register by 12:00 Noon. Students that are currently enrolled and want to continue with off-campus instruction through the Academy must re-enroll. Digital Learning Academy Quarter 2 Registration Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BDZJLTP Digital Learning Academy Information: https://www.gcssd.org/o/gcssd/page/digital-learning-academy

Sunday, 10/4/2020 at a special called School Board meeting, the board voted unanimously to continue the full Friday planning sessions. They plan to revisit this issue during the December board meeting.

Digital Learning Academy 2nd Quarter open enrollment will be October 2-12, 2020. Any student that wants to participate in the Digital Learning Academy for the 2nd Quarter must register via the link below. All current Digital Learning Academy students must re-register if they plan to participate 2nd Quarter. Check out website News or social media websites for more information. Digital Learning Academy Quarter 2 Registration Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BDZJLTP Digital Learning Academy Information: https://www.gcssd.org/o/gcssd/page/digital-learning-academy

Parents, our final day for the cookie dough fundraiser has been extended to October 19. Please continue to share your child's personal link with family and friends. If you have not started yet, it's not too late! Just go to fundshoppe.com, click on "Register", enter the school id (2555), and enter your child's information. Then you can share this link with friends and family via text, email and social media. Some of the items offered this year are cookie dough, popcorn, candy and cakes, pajamas, tumblers, wrapping paper, and much more! These items will make great Christmas gifts too! We thank you for helping make our fundraiser a great success!!

Mr. Walter Kelly's bus #49 is running late today. It is about an hour behind. Thanks for your patience. The route will run but will be late. Thanks for your patience.

Good afternoon Parents, This week we kicked off our annual cookie dough fundraiser! This year all orders will be placed online. This means no door to door sales or order forms and money to keep up with. Parent letters were sent home this week with important information on how to set up your child’s account and more. We have posted a video on the school page that shows all the cool prizes!! Also, don’t forget, for every three items your child sells , they get a surprise hedgehog! Just make sure to send the ticket found on the back of the parent letter to school!! We are so excited about this awesome fundraiser!!

USDA has released COVID-19 flexibilities to allow ALL children 18 years and under to receive free breakfast and lunch through the school meal program. This decision will help ensure children have access to nutritious meals as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The new flexibility is effective September 1, 2020, and will extend through December 31, 2020. Check out the News section for more information!